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Evart business OK’ed for home deliveries of marijuana

Lit Provisionary Centers Customers will sign up online
and place an order, but they must
is one of three in the provide an ID to verify that they
are at least 21 years old. Most
state that received payments will be made online,
but delivery services are allowed
approval to accept cash.
Delivery drivers must be 21 or
By Victoria Martin older, they can’t carry more than
Weekly Voice 15 ounces of marijuana at a time
and the product must be secure
EVART — Lit Provisionary if it’s left in the vehicle. Each ve-
Centers in Evart has been chosen hicle must also have GPS to iden-
as one of three businesses in the tify its location at all times.
state to provide a recreational The state has set 2.5 ounces as
marijuana delivery service. the legal limit to purchase at a
Starting in 2020, Lit, along with time. The limit for marijuana
Battle Creek Provisioning Cen- concentrate is 15 grams.
ter in Battle Creek and Natures More than 1,400 of Michigan’s
Releaf Burton Inc. in Burton, nearly 1,800 cities, townships
will be among the first to provide and villages aren’t allowing pot
another level of accessibility to shops. Detroit has delayed recre-
recreational marijuana custom- ational sales until at least Jan. 31.
ers. “It will be similar to our medi- FILE PHOTO
“We are committed to achiev- cal system now,” Store Manager Lit Provisioning Centers green-lit as one of three provisioning centers across the state to start a recreational marijuana
ing ultimate customer satisfac- Sam Gray said on Dec. 6. “You delivery service in 2020.
tion in all facets of our busi- will have to submit your license
ness and believe delivery will and then it will get approved at saukee, Mecosta and Isabella. 2020,” Hellyar said. “(...) With Evart location is looking to add
represent a major step forward the location when you first sign Now the plan is to launch the plans to initially launch this ser- locations in Big Rapids, Mount
for product accessibility and up for deliveries.” service in Evart and Honor in vice in both Evart and Honor, we Pleasant and Cadillac.
consumer convenience,” Lume When recreational marijuana early 2020. are currently in the process of With finalities to still be put
President and COO Doug Hellyar first opened up in early Decem- “As a leading cannabis brand acquiring vehicles and building into motion, Hellyar said Lume
said. ber, Hellyar said there would be in the state of Michigan, Lume out our infrastructure.” is working closely with the state
The delivery process is similar a delivery system set up for four is excited to launch its delivery According to Pat Banta, an- and more information will be
to medical marijuana delivery. different counties; Osceola, Mis- service in the first quarter of other Lit Store Manager, the available “in the coming weeks.”

Reed City chamber moving out of the Reed City Depot

Reed City will take over lease was up at the end of 2019.
Howell said leaving the Depot
up with the Depot any longer,”
he said.
the City, the Reed City Area
Chamber of Commerce is no lon-
opment Authority, Howell said.
“When the council was look-
operations of the Depot was a natural exit as negotia- The chamber is also losing its ger able to maintain a full-time ing closer at the DDA funding
tions to renew the chamber’s full-time director, Director Kim Executive Director position at and where the taxpayer dollars
By Victoria Martin lease had been going on for the O’Neil’s last day was Tuesday, the Depot,” Vincent wrote. “(...) went, there were some discrep-
Weekly Voice past few months. Dec. 31. We want to thank (O’Neil) for all ancies with money being used
“Every organization has a mis- Chamber Board President Ka- her hard work and time that she for things that it should not have
REED CITY — With the new sion,” he said. “The chamber, I tie Vincent was not available for has dedicated to this position been,” he said. “For instance
year underway, the Reed City guess, decided it was time to look comment. and to this community. More around $30,000 was being used
community may notice a slightly at theirs. Part of that was mov- Vincent did post to the cham- communications to follow con- to fund the position at the cham-
emptier Depot. ing out of the Depot.” ber’s Facebook page that it was cerning the future of the Reed ber.”
At the Reed City Council meet- But the move comes from a the lack of funding from the city City Area Chamber.” After a year with no DDA, the
ing on Monday, Dec. 16, City lack of funding, Chamber Board that caused this move. The post For the last two and a half to city cut the funding down to
Manager Ron Howell announced member Thomas Miller said. has since been edited to read three years, the city has been about $16,000 and to $8,000 the
that the Chamber of Commerce “(...) The chamber is looking there was a lack of DDA funding lowering the funding to the following year.
would no longer be operating out to continue to operate, for sure. rather than city funding. chamber after the disbanding
of the Depot when the chamber’s We just could not afford to keep “Due to lack of funding from the Reed City Downtown Devel- See Depot on page 2
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What does song title Changes are coming to the Reed City Depot and the Reed City Area Chamber of Commerce. The
Chamber will no longer have a full time director and is moving out of the Depot. Reed City is taking
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‘Auld Lang Syne’ mean? over operations of the Depot.

Changes coming to the Depot

By Mike Dunn navigation equipment. Similar balls
Weekly Voice were set up in coastal areas around the
world. Continued from page 1 city will start taking over each year off of rentals.”
The song most associated with New But time balls are not the only things Depot responsibilities Currently, the rental
Year’s is “Auld Lang Syne.” It was writ- used to usher in the new year. In Miami, The money that was go- such as running and book- rate system for the Depot
ten by the Scottish poet Robert Burns a giant orange is dropped leading up to ing toward the chamber ing rentals and paying the is broken down by the
in 1741 and first published in 1796 after midnight. In Mechanicsburg, Pa., the has since gone to projects for all the utilities. hour with one hour cost-
Burns’ death. Burns put words to a residents drop a giant wrench and in to better serve the city, The still has to deter- ing $35, two hours costing
folk melody that was already popular Hershey, Pa., the residents bring in the Howell said. mine how it will handle $50, three hours costing
in Scotland and it has become the stan- New Year with the dropping of a giant Earlier in 2019, the coun- rentals booked by the $60, four hours costing $80,
dard for bringing in the New Year. “Auld Hershey Kiss. And in Dillsburg, Pa., cil had asked the chamber chamber. five hours costing $100,
Lang Syne” literally means “old long they drop … you guessed it … a giant to go to other townships “We are still figuring out six hours costing $120 and
ago” or, in modern English, “the good pickle! in the area to possibly get some of the details,” How- a full day rental costing
old days.” Americans drink around 360 mil- funding to help fill the ell said. “But the who gets $175.
If you’ve made a New Year’s resolu- lion glasses of sparkling wine on New void. the revenue is definitely “I am not sure how it
tion to lose weight and you’re looking Year’s. Corks can fly out of the bottle “The city should not be on the table to figure out. was decided to have the
for something to munch on at the New at a speed of 25 miles per hour, so it’s funding 100% of another Does it go to the person rental scale be that way,”
Year’s Eve party, try celery. It actually best to open bottles at a 45-degree angle department,” Howell said. who set it up and booked Howell said. “But it is
has negative calories, meaning it takes (away from yourself and others). “The council had asked the rental? Or does it go something that we will
more calories to eat the celery than the In Italy, people wear red underwear the chamber to go to Rich- to the person who has to have to at least look at.”
celery has in the first place. Apples are on New Year’s Day to bring good luck all mond Township and other hire someone to watch The city also learned
the same way. year long. The tradition dates back to places they are partnered the building, close up and that there were a few
The top 10 resolutions are usually to medieval times. with and see if there is clean up?” groups that were receiving
lose weight, eat more healthily, exercise Many parts of the United States ob- any way to get more fund- The city will also pay the rental time at no cost.
more, stop smoking, stick to a budget, serve the tradition of eating pork and ing outside of Reed City. entire utility bill. “I am not sure how that
save money, get more organized, be black-eyed peas on New Year’s Day for When the chamber came “At this point, we need to came to be or what the ar-
more patient, find a better job and to good luck. back with nothing from look at the rate structure,” rangement was but that is
just be a better person over all. These The island nation of Kiribati in the other areas, the chamber Howell said. “(...) Our goal not something I believe the
days, another resolution is not to spend central Pacific, also known as Christ- decided it could no longer is not to make money off council will continue,” he
so much time on your mobile device. mas Island, rings in the new year before afford the Depot and the the Depot, it is to break said.
The date of January 1 for the New anyone else. offices in it.” even. So to pay for the in- Howell did not disclose
Year goes back to Julius Caesar, the Ro- There is a New Year’s Eve event held With the chamber leav- surance, garbage pick up, which groups or organiza-
man emperor who ruled a generation each year on the island of Anarctica ing, this means there will snow plowing and utilities, tions were receiving free
before Jesus was born. His calendar, (where they are just entering the sum- be some changes as the we need to receive $26,000 rental time.
authorized in 46 B.C., used the 365-day mer season but it is still frigid!). The
solar calendar as its basis and became annual IceStock music festival is held Proudly Featuring
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Farm Bill Meeting
BIG RAPIDS — MSU Ex-
tension will host a meeting
on the Farm Bill 10 a.m.
to noon on January 9. It
will be held at the Mecosta
MSUE office in Big Rapids.
To register or for more
information, call 231-592-
0792.
Moolenaar office hour
REED CITY — Congress-
man John Moolenaar will
hold an office hour 11 a.m.
to noon on January 14 at
the Reed City District Li-
brary.
The purpose of the office
hours is to help residents
in need of assistance
with a federal agency, like
the IRS and the VA. The
library is located at 829 S.
Chestnut St.
Free vascular
screenings available
REED CITY — Spectrum
Health Big Rapids and
Reed City Hospitals are
offering appointments for
free vascular screenings
on the fourth Monday of
every month.
Individuals must meet
two of the following risk
factors in order to partici-
pate in the screenings:
• 60 years of age or older
• Diabetes
• History of smoking
• High cholesterol
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required for the screen-
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Wexford-Osceola
Habitat for Humanity
meeting
REED CITY — The
Osceola County Commit-
tee of the Wexford-Osceola
Habitat for Humanity
needs your help. The com-
mittee meets every third
Wednesday of the month
at 4 p.m. at the Lake-Osceo-
la State Bank, 217 S. Chest-
nut Ave., in Reed City.
We are always look-
ing for board members,
volunteers and helpful
suggestions — everyone is
welcome. No appointment
necessary. For more infor-
mation, call 231-775-7561.
Free dinner
at Reed City church
REED CITY— There
will be a free dinner every
Monday from 5 to 7 p.m. at
the Church of the First-
born Revival Center, 310 S.
Higbee.
Donations accepted but
not necessary.
T.O.P.S. meets on
Thursdays
EVART — T.O.P.S.
Weight Loss Group meets
every Thursday at 8:20
a.m. at Evart United Meth-
odist Church.
Weigh-in is from 8:30 to
9:15 a.m., and the meeting
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Activities at the Reed
City Senior Center
REED CITY— The Se-
nior Center, 219 Todd Ave.,
has the following activi-
ties:
• Wednesday: Fun Bingo
(18 and older) at 12:30 p.m.
• Thursday: Euchre at
noon
• Friday night: Regular
Bingo (weather permit-
ting). Doors open at 4 p.m.
Early Birds start at 6 p.m.
(License No.A22502)
For further information,
contact Carolyn at 231-832-
2676.
Better Breathers Club OCCOA
forms
BIG RAPIDS — Spec-
trum Health Big Rapids
Hospital is hosting a free
support group for people
who live with lung disease. enth St. (U.S. 10).
The meetings are 2 p.m.
on the third Monday of
each month in the hospi-
tal’s third-floor classroom. a.m. to noon. The Marion
Caregivers, as well as lung meal site is at 101 E. Main
disease patients, are wel-
come.
The classes will be led
by Melinda Hutson, a re-
spiratory therapist in the
cardiac and pulmonary
rehabilitation department, spot.
and Cassie Tower, lead re-
spiratory therapist in the
cardiopulmonary depart-
ment for Big Rapids and
Reed City Hospitals.
For more information
or to register, call 231-592- ty. The following is a list
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TOPS weight loss
meeting
REED CITY— TOPS
weight loss meetings, Reed
City, Chapter 1682, Monday 2504
weigh-in at 5:30 p.m. and
meeting from 6 to 7 p.m. at Pantry, 112 N. Clark St.,
St. Paul Lutheran Church. open 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. the
Al-Anon meeting
REED CITY— Al-Anon
meetings will be held on
Mondays at 1 p.m. at St.
Philips Church in Reed
City and Tuesdays at 7
p.m., also at the church.
• EVART— Thursdays
at 7 p.m. at Sacred Heart
Church in Evart.
Fish fry at Evart Moose Osceola County residents
Lodge
EVART— A fish fry or
shrimp dinner will be held
on Fridays from 5 to 8 p.m. Neri Church
at the Evart Moose Lodge,
8400 U.S. 10 in Evart.
For more information,
call 231-734-6181.
Bingo at Evart Moose
EVART— Evart Moose
Lodge will host Bingo each
Monday at 8400 U.S. 10.
Doors open at 4 p.m. Early
bird takes place at 6 p.m.
with regular Bingo at 6:30
p.m. (License No. A21600).
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club meetings
BIG RAPIDS — Big Rap-
ids Rock, Gem and Mineral
Club will hold meetings at
6:30 p.m. on the first Thurs-
day of the month (March
through December) at the
Geology lab, room 138, sci-
ence building, at Ferris
State University.
Free blood pressure
clinics
EVART— Osceola Coun-
ty Commission on Aging
is offering free blood pres-
sure clinics for adults 60
years and older. Monthly
blood pressure screenings
will be conducted at the
meal sites in Ev-
art, Marion and Tustin.
Evart’s clinic will be
held on the second Tues-
day every month, 10 a.m. to
noon. The Evart meal site
is located at 732 West Sev-
Marion and Tustin’s clin-
ics will be held on the third
Tuesday each month, 10
St. The Tustin meal site is
at 213 South Neilson.
Walk-in clinics. If you
wish to eat at the meal site,
call 231-734-5559 at least
a day before to reserve a
Food pantries
A food pantry is avail-
able to residents in need
who live in Osceola Coun-
of the different locations,
hours and contact people.
SEARS— Former Orient
Township Hall, next to the
Post Office
Every Tuesday, 1 to 4 p.m.
Contact Ken at 231-620-
MARION— Marion Food
third Wednesday of each
month or by appointment
Call 231-743-6092
TUSTIN— Augustana
Lutheran Church
Every Monday, 9 a.m. to
noon, for Pine River school
district residents only
Contact Katie at 231-768-
4418
LEROY — Rose Lake
Free Methodist Church
Second Tuesday of the
month from 3-5 p.m. for all
Contact Vicky at 231-388-
1782
REED CITY— St. Phillip
Every Tuesday from 10
a.m. to 5 p.m.
Contact Nedra Ball at
231-215-6996.
AARP meeting
REED CITY— AARP
No. 2418 meets on the sec-
ond Wednesday of every
month at the United Meth-
odist Church in Reed City.
Potluck lunch (bring
own table service) will
start at noon followed by a
program starting at 1 p.m.
Everyone welcome.
meetings
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For more information,
contact Marylou at 231-832-
4938.
Shepherd’s Table
REED CITY— Church of
the Nazarene, Shepherd’s
Table makes a free meal
every Thursday at 5:30
p.m., 5300 220th Ave. Dona-
tions welcome.
Volunteers needed
for Road to Recovery
REED CITY— Road to
Recovery is an American
Cancer Society volunteer-
based program that pro-
vides transportation for
cancer patients to and
from their treatments.
Volunteer drivers trans-
port patients from their
home to cancer treatment
centers, doctor visits and
other cancer-related ap-
pointments.
The American Cancer
Society is working with
Spectrum Health Reed
City Hospital, Susan
P. Wheatlake Regional
Cancer Center to recruit
volunteer drivers and co-
ordinators from Osceola
and its surrounding coun-
ties to help drive cancer
patients to and from their
treatment. All volunteers’
need is a few hours during
the week and a desire to
make a difference.
Local community mem-
bers who are interested
in volunteering for the
Road to Recovery program
should contact the Ameri-
can Cancer Society at
1-800-227-2345.
Health specialty clinic
REED CITY— Urolo-
gist, John Anema, M.D.
will be offering outpatient
services at the hospital’s
Specialty Clinic twice a
month.
He will be consulting
with patients on the sec-
ond Friday of the month
and performing outpatient
surgery and other proce-
dures, including lithotrip-
sy on the fourth Friday.
The clinic is located at
300 N. Patterson Road.
Contact Spectrum Health
Reed City Hospital Spe-
cialty Clinic at 231-832-7108
for more information.
Crossroads Quilt Guild
meeting
REED CITY— The Cross-
roads Quilt Guild will hold
meetings on the fourth
Tuesday of each month,
except December, from 6
to 8 p.m. at the Reed City
Church of the Nazarene.
Free movie nights
SEARS— Free movie
nights will be held the
second Friday night of the
month at 7 p.m. at Brooks
Corner Hall, U.S. 66 and 10.
Free popcorn and hot dogs.
Day book club
at Reed City Library
REED CITY— A day
book club will be held on
the first Wednesday of the
month at 1:30 p.m. at the
Reed City Public Library.
EVART— The Osceola
League for Arts and Hu-
manities will be holding
a monthly meeting on
the first Tuesday of each
month at 6:30 p.m. at 207
N. Main St., Evart, 231-734-
9900.
Art, antiques, crafts.
Open Thursday, Friday
and Saturday from 11 a.m.
to 5 p.m.
Lapidary Class, Satur-
day, 1 to 5 p.m.
Classes in other areas of
the arts will be offered for
those interested.
Free health care
services
CADILLAC— Free lim-
ited health care services
are available in Cadillac
for residents of Wexford,
Missaukee and parts of
Osceola and Lake counties
with low income and no
health insurance. Weekly
health clinics are sched-
uled based on the availabil-
ity of volunteer healthcare
providers. New patients
need to call for an eligibil-
ity appointment.
Medication assistance
may be available through
the Stehouwer Free Clinic.
Qualified applicants must
have a Munson Healthcare
Cadillac Hospital affiliated
provider and meet guide-
lines set by pharmaceuti-
cal companies. Eligibility
appointments are sched-
uled for Tuesday and
Wednesday mornings.
Office hours are Monday
through Thursday, 9 a.m.
to 4:30 p.m. (closed noon to
1 p.m.)
Stehouwer Free Clinic is
located at 201 N. Mitchell
St. (lower level).
Hersey Congregational
Church services
HERSEY— Service time
for Hersey Congregational
Church, 216 S. Main St., is
a 10 a.m. traditional ser-
vice.
Congregate meal sites
for Osceola County COA
TUSTIN — Tustin Meal
Site
213 Neilson
Monday through Thurs-
day
Lunch served at noon
REED CITY— Reed City
Meal Site
802 Mill Street
Monday through Thurs-
day
Lunch served at noon
EVART— Evart Meal
Site
732 W. 7th Street
Monday through Thurs-
day
Lunch served at noon
MARION— Marion Meal
Site
101 E. Main St.
Monday through Thurs-
day
Lunch served at noon
Beginning line dancing
classes in Evart
EVART— Line dancing
101 (beginner line dancing)
will be held every Wednes-
day from 6 to 7:30 p.m. at
110 U.S. 10 in Evart.
There will be a $3 dona-
tion.
For more information,
contact Carol at 231-734-
5305.
Breakfast on second
Sunday at Evart VFW
EVART— Breakfast will
be held the second Sunday
of each month from 7 to 11
a.m. at the Evart VFW.
Includes eggs, sausage,
bacon, hash browns,
biscuits and gravy, and
pancakes. All you can eat
for $6.
Quilts to Comfort
meeting
REED CITY— Patsy
Blue’s Quilts to Comfort
meets the second Monday
of each month, except De-
cember, from 10 a.m. to 4
p.m. to make quilts for the
Susan P. Wheatlake Cancer
Center. Guild meetings
are the fourth Tuesday,
except December, at 6 p.m.
Quilters of all skill levels
welcome.
All meetings are held at
Reed City Church of the
Nazarene, 5300 220th Ave.
For further details, con-
tact Liz at 231-734-9704.
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Obituaries Reed City Library

Jeffrey A. Baldwin looking for volunteers
EVART — Jeffrey A.
Baldwin, age 58, passed
away unexpectedly at
for Smithsonian
his home in Osceola
County’s Hartwick
Township near Evart
exhibit
on Saturday, December By Victoria Martin are looking to the commu-
21, 2019. Jeff was born Weekly Voice nity to help with several
April 28, 1961 in Reed aspects of the exhibit from
City to Hubert Harley REED CITY — The Reed building and dismantling
Baldwin and Sharon City Area District Library to taking people on tours
Kay Hunt. and others from around through the depot.
Jeff was a lifelong Ev- Reed City are getting ready Specifically, the library
art area resident and to welcome a Smithsonian needs volunteers to give
was a 1979 graduate of exhibit. guides through the depot
Evart High School. He The library will host exhibit, Burnosky said. As
worked as a Production Evart, Lisa (Mark) Ry- the Crossroads: Change of Tuesday, Dec. 17 Burn-
Supervisor for Leprino an of Evart, several in Rural America exhibit osky said he had around 25
Foods in Remus and nieces and nephews from Feb. 1 through March volunteers and is looking
partnered in running and great nieces and 15. The Reed City library is to get a minimum of 50 to
the family farm. Jeff nephews. He was pre- the fourth stop of the tour. man the depot.
was a voracious reader, ceded in death by his Funded by the Michigan “I want at least two peo-
loved spending time on father, Hubert H. Bald- Humanities Council, the ple at the Depot to greet
the farm, riding his win. will stop at six different and guide people at all
horses, target shooting, A Celebration of Life sites for a period of six times while the exhibit is
hunting, and being out- honoring Jeffrey Alan weeks at each location open,” he said.
doors with nature. Baldwin was held Sat- from September 2019 to Unlike other towns that
Jeff is survived by his urday, December 28, at June 2020. have hosted the exhibit,
mother, Norma Bald- the Corey Funeral To host the tour, each lo- a separate building was
win of Evart, his life Home in Evart with cation had to have at least needed to house the ex-
partner, Rana Worden Pastor Jean Smith offi- 600 square feet to house hibit as the library did not
of Evart, his brothers, ciating. Mr. Baldwin the traveling exhibit. have space for it. Burn-
Lane Laughlin of Ev- will be interred at a lat- Having the Depot was the osky said that is another
art, Bruce Ferguson of er date in Cherry Val- main factor that set Reed reason the volunteers for
DeWitt, his sisters, ley Cemetery, Hartwick City apart, said library di- the Depot are so impor-
Amy Harvey of Evart, Township, Osceola rector Tom Burnosky. tant.
Loretta Berthume of County, Michigan. When applying to be a “No one mans the Depot
stop on the exhibit’s tour all day,” he said. “We can’t
back in October, Burnosky pay to have any of our
Henry A. (Hank) Engle said he believed it went
perfectly with the library’s
staff be at the Depot all
day, so volunteers are real-
mission. ly the only way the exhibit
EVART — Henry A. “Our mission is to pro- can stay open.”
(Hank) Engle passed vide ways for the commu- And, while volunteering
away unexpectedly nity to connect and learn,” can be a time commitment,
Wednesday, December he said in February. “It with the library looking
25, 2019 at his home in just seemed right in our for 50 volunteers to take
Osceola Township near ballpark.” at least four-hour shifts at
Evart. He was 72. The Crossroads exhibit a time, Burnosky said he
Mr. Engle was born in will serve as a conversa- is really hoping to see the
Hastings, Michigan, on tion about how rural community come together
March 8, 1947 to Estle America’s past, present over this.
R.D. Engle Sr. and Gen- and future has evolved and “I hope the community
evieve June (Keller) his daughter, Heidi will continue to evolve, embraces this,” he said.
Engle. (Aaron) Frey of Mon- according to a Michigan “There are a lot of mov-
He gradu- trose; his grandchil- Humanities Council press ing pieces and we at the
ated from dren, which he cher- release. library can’t do it all on
Newberry ished, Jacob, Michaela, The exhibit will include our own.”
High School Natalie, Penelope, interactive stations, in- Plus, If one does choose
in 1965 and Quenton; his brother, formation and pictures of to volunteer some of their
was a U.S. Timothy (Tina) Engle; rural America’s past and time during the Smithson-
Navy veter- his nephew, Andrew present and digital photo ian’s run in Reed City, they
an of the Engle; his sister-in-law, frames to play videos go- will be given a sneak peek
war in Viet- Lois Engle; his niece, ing along with certain sec- at the exhibit on Friday,
nam. Hank Jenny Engle; and his tions. Jan. 31 and treated to a
had retired from Deans grandnephew, Isaac As a requirement for short reception.
Dairy in Evart and had Engle. hosting the Crossroads ex- Should anyone be in-
taken on the job of be- He was preceded in hibit, the Library needs to terested in volunteering,
ing a doting, loving death by his parents, figure out a way to incor- more information and a
grandfather. He had Estle R.D. Sr. and Gene- porate Reed City’s history. sign-up survey are avail-
been attending Cross- vieve Engle; and his But the library cannot do able at www.reedcityli-
ro a d s C o m m u n i t y brother, Estle R.D. En- it all, said Burnosky, and brary.org.
Church in Evart. He gle Jr.
loved the Word of God A Celebration of Life
and was on his fiftieth honoring Henry Alvin
reading of the Bible. Engle will take place at
Hank was an avid out- 11 a.m. Thursday, Janu-
doorsman who enjoyed ary 16, at Crossroads
rock collecting and tak- Community Church in
ing care of his chick- Evart with Pastor Paul
ens. Weissenborn officiat-
Hank is survived by ing.

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The Wexford-Osceola Habitat for Humanity presented the annual Festival
of Dreams fundraiser on December 7 at Cadillac Grill. After expenses the
fundraiser raised $22,498. Pictured are Kris and Tom Machalan Michalak,
Jim and Jeane Martin, new Habitat owner Rodney Blood, and Rich and
Jackie Brilhart.

Evart Police Department
weekly report
12-16-2019
• Violation of Controlled
Substance Act — Officers
were called to the Evart
Housing Commission on a
VCSA complaint. The case
remains open at this time.
• Threats — Officers were
dispatched to a threats
complaint. The case re-
mains open at this time.
12-18-2019
• Well Being — Officers
were dispatched to conduct
a well-being check. The
subject was located and
found to be secure.
• Property Damage Ac-
cident — Officers were dis-
patched to a two-car PDA.
No injuries were reported.
• Warrant Arrest — Of-
ficers were dispatched to a
location of a subject with
an outstanding warrant.
The subject was arrested
and transported to the
Osceola County Jail where
they were lodged on their
warrant.
Reed City Police
Department weekly
report
If you see any suspicious
activity, call 911. For a non-
emergency, call 832-3255.
Public
Email tips to policereedc-
ity@gmail.com.
record
Monday, 12/16
• Officers received a re-
port of possible sales of
nicotine products to mi-
nors. The matter is under
investigation.
• Officers received a call
regarding what the caller
believed might be a truancy
issue. The caller reported
seeing a teenage girl at the
park during school hours.
The woman in question
was found to be a 37-year-
old female who had a very
youthful appearance.
• The management of
an apartment complex re-
quested an officer check
on a vehicle that had been
parked in the parking lot
for a long period of time.
Management had the ve-
hicle towed as it was found
to be abandoned in the lot.
• Officers were dis-
patched to a two-vehicle
PDA Accident at Franklin
and Patterson Road. One
vehicle was towed while
the other sustained minor
damage. Two individuals
involved reported minor
injuries and denied need-
ing immediate medical
treatment. One of the driv-
ers, a 63-year-old female,
was issued a citation for
careless driving.
• Officers were dis-
patched to an apartment
regarding a medical alert
face arrest for being non-
compliant. The individual
lodged without incident.
• Officers located and ar-
marijuana. Investigation
revealed the teenager had
from the alarm company. completed his registration rested a 27-year-old male on spent the night at a friend’s
Officers found the resident in the allotted time.. a felony weapons offense house and their parents
was fine and the previous Wednesday, 12/18 warrant. He was trans- use marijuana. No crimi-
tenant had moved without • Officers arrested a ported and lodged in the nal activity was found to
updating his address with 27-year-old male on out- Osceola County Jail with- have taken place.
the medical alert company. standing warrants for two out incident. • Officers were advised of
Dispatch was able to find counts of First Degree • Officers were dis- a vehicle that was reported
the new address to where Criminal Sexual Conduct, patched to a possible do- to be unable to maintain
the man in question had one count of Human Traf- mestic assault in progress. their lane. The caller fol-
moved and sent out EMS to ficking for Debt, one count Officers spoke with all lowed the vehicle to a res-
respond in Mecosta County. of Possession of Metham- three family members in- taurant before continuing
Tuesday, 12/17 phetamine, and one count volved. It was found to be a on their way. Officers ar-
• Officers were requested of assault with a danger- verbal argument only and rived minutes later but the
to assist Osceola County on ous weapon. He was also a male agreed to be trans- vehicle had already left. No
a single Vehicle Rollover arrested on an outstand- ported to Spectrum Health other calls were received.
on U.S. 131 North by the 9 ing warrant for Possession ER for a mental evalua- • Officers were dis-
Mile overpass. The driver, of Dangerous Drugs from tion. The matter has been patched to an area check
a 28-year-old female, ex- another agency. He was turned over to the Prose- for an individual acting
plained she got caught up transported to the Osceola cuting Attorney’s Office for strange and suspicious.
in the slushy snow and lost County Jail and lodged to review. Officers observed the indi-
control of the vehicle. She await arraignment. • Officers were dis- vidual in question walking
refused medical treatment • While conducting a patched to a compliant down the sidewalk. The in-
for her minor injuries. She warrant arrest, officers re garding harassment dividual is known to have
was issued a citation for ex- observed another resident through phone calls and mental health issues which
pired registration and fail- Harboring a Fugitive Fel- text messages. The officer account for their behavior.
ing to display a valid plate. on. The matter has been spoke with both parties No action was necessary.
• Officers were dispatch turned over to the prosecu- involved, who at one time Saturday, 12/21
to respond to a possible as- tor for review. were dating, and advised • Officers received a re-
sault. The matter was un- • Officers arrested a they block the other’s num- port regarding a threat to
founded. 53-year-old man for violat- ber and stop contacting do physical harm by an an-
• Officers were informed ing conditions of his felony each other. The issue was gry apartment tenant. The
of an unregistered sex of- probation. He was lodged regarding borrowed mon- matter has been turned
fender that had moved at the Osceola County Jail ey from when they were over to the Prosecuting At-
into the area from another without incident. still a couple. torney’s Office for review.
state. The officer spoke Thursday, 12/19 Friday, 12/20 • A teenage juvenile was
with the 42-year-old male • Officers arrested a • Officers responded to reported as a runaway. The
in question and found he 19-year-old male on charg- a call of adults provid- juvenile was located at a
had the paperwork and was es of domestic assault. ing marijuana to a minor. family friend’s house un-
instructed to complete the He was transported to the The parent was concerned harmed.
process within 24 hours or Osceola County Jail and that their child smelled of

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Reed City Cub Scouts gather more than 2,000 pounds of food for food pantry
By Victoria Martin year with something big.
Weekly Voice “This year was my first as the
Cubmaster and I wanted to go
REED CITY — As one last act big and really help our commu-
of holiday spirit, the Reed City nity,” Nehmer said.
Cub Scouts donated almost 2,000 And with almost 2,000 pounds
pounds of food to Project Star- of canned food, cereals, toiletries
burst. and other items, Nehmer said
From Dec. 1 to Dec. 23, Reed the boys were definitely success-
City Cub Scouts put in 37 hours ful in their end of the year food
worth of service hours to help drive.
families in need and gathered Though Nehmer said it was
1,894 pounds of food. The food hard work to amass the amount
was donated on Thursday, Dec. 26 the boys did through donation
“We usually get our larger boxes at local businesses and go-
donations around the holidays,” ing door to door, he said it was a
Project Starburst Assistant Di- good experience for the boys to
rector Renesha Enge said. “But, see the process from beginning
I can say this is the largest we to end.
have received this year.” “It was definitely an eye-
Project Starburst, of which opening experience for the boys
Nehmer is also a board member, (to see) what something like this
is an organization located in takes to do and how the end per-
Big Rapids that provides help son gets it,” he said.
for Osceola and Mecosta county With so many people to feed,
residents in areas like food and Enge said this is a huge help,
hygiene. especially right after the holiday
“We are so much more than a season.
food pantry,” Enge said. “People “This means we can feed even
come for food, clothes or to be more people. We don’t have to
pointed in the right direction for worry about running out of COURTESY PHOTO - RUSS NEHMER
other help in the community.” canned vegetables or fruit, we (From left to right) Reed City Scouts Alystair Nehmer and Gavin and Ethan Hardy help sort through the almost 2,000
Serving over 1,000 people per know we have it now. It is a big pounds of canned food and other items to be delivered to Project Starburst’s food pantry in Big Rapids.
month from both Mecosta and deal, especially at this time of
Osceola counties, Enge said the year when we are at our busi- Enge grateful for the large dona-
around 25% come from Osceola est. It eases a lot of stress off of tion.
County totaling around 250 to 300 us, that is for sure.” “All I can say is thank you to
residents. Knowing how much the the boy scouts and every busi-
Since taking over the role of canned goods and other items ness who participated,” Enge
Cubmaster earlier this year, gathered by the Reed City Cub said. “It is more than we could
Russ Nehmer wanted to end the Scouts would help local families, have asked for.”

COURTESY PHOTO - RUSS NEHMER

(Front left to right) Reed City Cub Scouts Ethan and Gavin Hardy and Ira Spaugh pose with Cubmaster Russ Nehmer (top), COURTESY PHOTO - RUSS NEHMER
(middle from left to right) Pack Committee Member Jody Hardy, Project Starburst Assistant Director Renesha Enge and Reed City Arrow of Light Cub Scout Ira Spaugh sorts through canned goods
Den Leader Eric Spaugh after delivering almost 2,000 pounds of food and other items to Project Starburst’s food pantry in donated to the troop during its December food drive for Project Starburst’s food
Big Rapids. pantry.

Outage hits Evart

but impact is small
By Mike Dunn “It really didn’t create
Weekly Voice a huge impact for us,”
said Vanessa Kecskes, the
EVART – The windy, wet manager at Foster’s Super
conditions on Monday Market, whose comments
caused a power outage that echoed those of others.
affected the city of Evart “We do have a backup
and the surrounding area (power source) and that
for a period of a few hours. helped. We were limited
The power went out ini- for a while with some of
tially around 10:30 a.m. and our services but overall,
was restored in the mid- it wasn’t bad at all. The
afternoon. power was restored pretty
Many of the businesses quickly.”
in Evart had to close their Kimberly, the assistant
doors, at least briefly, as manager at Wesco on Sixth
a result of the outage. Street, said her store had to
Some businesses remained close for about 30 minutes
opened but with limited and lost the ability to pump
services until the power gasoline for customers.
was fully restored. They were able to serve
None of the businesses customers inside the store,
contacted reported any ma- however, on a cash-only
jor issues resulting from it. basis.

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The Lions really did win it all in 1957

By Mike Dunn
Weekly Voice
Sunday, Dec. 29 marked the
62nd anniversary of the last
time the Detroit Lions won the
championship of the National
Football League.
It’s true. It really did happen.
It says so right there in the dusty
record books: Detroit Lions 59,
Cleveland Browns 14. The Lions
really did win the NFL crown
in 1957. These days Lions’ fans
would be happy if Detroit got
within sniffing distance of the
championship game.
The 1957 title game was played
at old Tigers Stadium, then
known as Briggs Stadium. The
Lions, playing without injured
starting QB Bobby Layne, were
actually three-point underdogs
to the Browns.
But they not only pulled out
the win, they totally routed the
Browns in what was the 25th an-
nual NFL championship game.
The Lions were led by capable
reserve QB Tobin Rote, who had
been a top-line starter for Green
Bay the year before.
Of course, a lot of things were
different back then. The 1957
championship game wasn’t the
Super Bowl. The Super Bowl
Era didn’t start until January
of 1967. The American Football
League didn’t even exist yet. It
was just the NFL 62 years ago
and, at that time, the Eastern
Conference winners would play
the Western Conference win-
ners with the title on the line.
The teams all played 12 games
back then and everything on the
professional gridiron was done
before the star of the new year.
IN THE 1957 season, the Lions
posted an 8-4 regular-season re-
cord under first-year head coach
George Wilson and the Browns
posted a 9-2-1 mark. The Lions
only had a 5-4 record on Nov.
24 after losing convincingly at
home to the Chicago Bears 27-7
but that would prove to be the Li-
ons’ final loss of the season.
They rebounded with an 18-6
win at home on Thanksgiving
over the Packers to improve to
6-4 and then faced three critical
games in a row. In the first one
on December 8 at home, they
defeated Cleveland 20-7 in the
game that proved to be a preview
of the championship. The good
news for the Lions was winning
the game; the bad news was
losing Hall of Fame QB Bobby
Layne to a broken right ankle.
As it turned out, Tobin Rote was
more than ready to take over be-
hind center, however.
In the second critical game
and the regular-season finale,
the resilient Lions rallied from
a 10-point halftime deficit to out-
score the Bears 21-13 in Chicago.
That gave the Lions an 8-4 record
and tied them with San Francis-
co for the conference crown.
The Lions played at Kezar
Stadium in San Francisco the
following Sunday, Dec. 22, and
trailed the 49ers, who were led
by Hall of Fame QB Y.A. Tittle,
by a 27-7 margin in the third
quarter. But somehow these Li-
ons of yesteryear came through
to score 24 unanswered points
and earn a berth in the champi-
onship game.
One of the game’s turning
points came when outside line-
backer Bob Long recovered a
fumble by Tittle deep in 49ers’
territory in the third quarter to
help spark the improbable come-
back. Fullback Tom Tracy was
one of the heroes of the contest
for the Lions, powered over for a
short TD plunge a short time lat-
er to cut the 49ers’ lead to 27-14,
and then a few minutes after that
Tracy was at it again, making
probably the biggest individual
play of the game, cutting across
the field to complete an electrify-
ing 59-yard touchdown gallop.
Jim Martin’s PAT made the
score 27-21 and gave the Lions a
truck load of momentum.
A 37-yard pass play from Rote
to receiver Steve Junker on the
final play of the third quarter set
up what would be the go-ahead
TD for the Lions, a short plunge
by halfback Gene Gedman early
in the fourth quarter and a 28-27
advantage on the scoreboard.
Kicker Jim Martin added a
13-yard field goal late in the
game to seal the thrilling come-
back win for the Lions and the
Dec. 29 date with the Browns at
Tiger Stadium.
THE CHAMPIONSHIP game
with the Browns was almost
anticlimactic after the thrilling
come-from-behind victories the
previous two games against the
Bears and the 49ers. The Lions
dominated from the start, scor-
ing 17 points in the first quar-
ter and never looking back. A
29-yard TD burst by rookie Jim
Brown, the Browns’ future Hall
of Fame runner, provided a brief
spark for the visitors but it was
all Detroit after that.
The Lions generated five inter-
ceptions on defense, including a
19-yard “pick six” by cornerback
Terry Barr late in the second
quarter to give the Lions a 31-7
lead by the half.
Rote, a two-time Pro Bowl
signal-caller with the Packers
before coming over to Detroit
before the 1957 season, was one
of the stars of the contest for the
Lions, connecting on 12 of 19 aer-
ials for 280 yards. Junker, a rook-
ie, grabbed five of those for 109
yards with TD grabs of 23 and 26
yards, and Jim Doran hauled in
three for 101 yards, including a
78-yard TD toss from Rote.
Rote, who would go on to
distinguish himself in the Ca-
nadian Football League and
the American Football League,
threw four touchdowns in all.
In addition to the two to Junker
and the bomb to Doran, he also
hooked up with Dave Middleton
for a 32-yard TD strike.
Howard “Hop Along” Cassady,
part of a notable backfield that
also included Tracy and Ged-
man at fullback and John Henry
Johnson at halfback, was the
Lions’ leading rusher, amassing
48 yards in 8 tries. Gedman and
Rote also scored on short runs
in the title game and backup QB
Jerry Reichow closed out the
scoring with a 16-yard TD toss
to Cassady out of the backfield
in the final quarter. Jim Martin
booted eight extra points and a
31-yard field goal. The 59 points
set a single-game scoring record
for the Lions and brought some
satisfaction coming against the
Browns, who had defeated the
Lions in a similarly one-sided
manner in the 1954 champion-
ship game, 56-10.
Middle linebacker Joe
Schmidt, another future Hall of
Famer who would also go on to
coach the Lions, had one of the
Lions’ five interceptions in the
game. Terry Barr had a fumble
recovery in addition to his pick
six. Jim David, Gerry Perry
and Bob Long also had picks in
the contest and Gil Mains had a
fumble recovery.
Jim Brown was limited to 69
yards on 20 carries. As a team,
the Browns completed 9 of 21
passes for 112 yards with the five
interceptions.
THE 1957 GAME was, of
course, the last time the Lions
played for the championship.
They made the playoffs next in
1970, losing a 5-0 shutout to the
Dallas Cowboys. They’ve made
the playoffs 11 times since 1970,
losing all but one. The Lions
have had some close defeats,
such as the 24-23 loss to San
Francisco in the 1983 divisional
title game, but they’ve been
blown out a few times also. The
Lions’ all-time record in wild
card playoff games is a sterling
0-9, including the 26-6 loss at Se-
attle in January of 2017. The last
home playoff game the Lions
have played was in the 1993 play-
offs, a 28-24 defeat at the hands of
the Packers on Jan. 8, 1994.
The lone playoff victory since
the ’57 championship game was
in January of 1992, a 38-6 vic-
tory at home over the Cowboys.
The week after that the Lions
stumbled a bit, dropping a 41-10
decision to the Redskins in a
game that was close all the way
up to the coin flip.
The Lions were formidable in
the 1950s, having played in con-
secutive championship games
in 1952 to 1954, winning two
of three times, all against the
Browns. In 1952, the Lions beat
the Browns 17-7 and 17-16 in ’52
and ’53 before being spanked 56-
10 in the ’54 title game. The Lions
turned the tables in ’57, besting
the Browns by a whopping 59-
14 margin even though Bobby
Layne was sidelined.

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